Turner & Townsend

real estate, infrastructure, energy and natural resources

SeniorDevelopmentManager

$125–175k Toronto, Ontario, Canada FULL TIME
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The Brief

“Senior Development Manager at Turner & Townsend. Skills: development delivery, stakeholder management, project leadership. Lead end-to-end delivery of complex projects. Monitor new build office towers”

What You'll Achieve.

ensure projects are delivered on time; ensure projects are within budget; ensure projects are aligned with business objectives; achieve delivery milestones

Industry & Context.

real estate, infrastructure, energy and natural resources

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

15 years + post graduate experience, Experience in large scale commercial office development and construction, Experience of all development phases, Excellent verbal, written communication and IT skills, Excellent presentation skills, working knowledge of all Microsoft packages

What You'll Do.

Lead end-to-end delivery of complex projects

Monitor new build office towers

Manage major redevelopments

Oversee large-scale fit-outs

Lead strategic workplace initiatives

Report to Senior Leadership

Manage projects through all development phases

Secure and complete administration for client commissions

Take lead on new development opportunities

Support lease negotiations

Obtain all statutory approvals

Write client business cases

Undertake market analysis

Assemble development teams

Support client to appoint Main Contractor

Ensure thorough handover to Project Manager

Monitor project through delivery phase

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Partner closely with internal stakeholders; Partner closely with external partners; Work with a range of internal teams; Work with external advisors

Communication Scope

Excellent verbal communication; Excellent written communication; Excellent presentation skills

Process & Methodology

end-to-end delivery of complex ground-up real estate development and capital projects, developer monitoring, managing large scale development projects, managing projects through all development phases, managing new development opportunities, managing development agreements, managing design, managing planning, managing cost, managing value, managing procurement, managing construction delivery, managing project delivery

Full Job Description

Turner & Townsend is a global professional services company with over 22,000 people in more than 60 countries. Working with our clients across real estate, infrastructure, energy and natural resources, we transform together delivering outcomes that improve people’s lives. Working in partnership makes it possible to deliver the world’s most impactful projects and programmes as we turn challenge into opportunity and complexity into success. Our capabilities include programme, project, cost, asset and commercial management, controls and performance, procurement and supply chain, net zero and digital solutions. We are majority-owned by CBRE Group, Inc., the world’s largest commercial real estate services and investment firm, with our partners holding a significant minority interest. Turner & Townsend and CBRE work together to provide clients with the premier programme, project and cost management offering in markets around the world Who are you? The Senior Development Manager is responsible for leading the end-to-end delivery of complex ground-up real estate development and capital projects across a corporate occupier portfolio. This includes developer monitoring of new build office towers, major redevelopments, large-scale fit-outs, and strategic workplace initiatives. This role partners closely with internal stakeholders (Real Estate, Workplace, Finance, Legal, Leasing, Operations) and external partners (developers, consultants, contractors) to ensure projects are delivered on time, within budget, and aligned with business objectives. The position requires strong leadership, commercial acumen, and deep expertise in managing large scale development projects. * Report to Senior Leadership to manage projects through all development phases * Secure and complete the necessary administration for client commissions * Take the lead on new development opportunities on behalf of our clients * Support lease negotiations and/or development agreements to protect our occupier clien

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